Stars of Social Care Teams Awards
The evening of Friday 8th May was full of celebration for Achieve together at the Stars of Social Care Teams Awards ceremony in Manchester, as we took home two awards, Head Office Heroes and Talent Seekers, and received two Highly Commended recognitions for Highfields (Shining Stars Team of the Year) and Station Road (Supported Living Team).
Head Office Heroes Award – Community Hub
Celebrated for the way they’ve brought teams closer to our homes, the Community Hub introduced a new Business Partner model across HR, Finance, Quality and Commercial, alongside regular business reviews and easy-to-use dashboards that help leaders make confident and coordinated decisions.
Their work has strengthened our safety culture, including the Incident Review Board, clearer escalation process, health and safety audits, better RIDDOR, near-miss learning, and dedicated fire safety support. Through the Simplify Project, they reduced paperwork and digitised key systems, freeing up time to focus on people, not processes. The team’s efforts have helped earn wider recognition too, with three Unity Stamps of Approval.
Judges Thoughts:
“Achieve together’s Community Hub Team has transformed the way colleagues and services stay connected and supported. Their energy, collaboration and innovative thinking help create consistency across the organisation while ensuring frontline teams have the tools, guidance and encouragement they need to deliver outstanding support every day.”
Talent Seekers Award – People Team
The People Team have delivered a fundamental, values driven approach to attracting, developing and retaining brilliant social care professionals, bringing the voices of the people we support to the heart of recruitment, strengthening hiring quality through enhanced screening, inclusive interviews, and creating a consistent experience with a supportive 90‑day induction period.
Learning has flourished with an app‑based catalogue, face‑to‑face training, high e‑learning completion and increased apprenticeship enrolments. Career pathways have been made clearer through Career Adventures and the Great Manager Academy. Backed by meaningful investment in pay and recognition, the results have been encouraging low turnover, higher employee satisfaction, vacancies filled and recognition as a Financial Times Top 500 Employer (2025 & 2026).
Judges Thoughts:
“Achieve together has shown outstanding commitment to recruiting and developing talented people across social care. Their innovative and people-focused recruitment approach helps attract passionate individuals into the sector while creating clear pathways for progression, ensuring colleagues feel valued, supported and inspired to build long-term careers in care.”
Shining Stars Team of the Year Award – Residential home; Highfields
Highfields is a residential home situated close to Swadlincote. The home offers accommodation and support for up to five adults with profound learning and physical disabilities. Highfields is a warm and homely environment where our team recognise the needs and wishes of every person, whilst helping them to live amongst a caring community. As a team, they strive to go the extra mile in providing care and support to make a real difference. They’ve recently been rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Judges Thoughts:
“Achieve together continues to deliver high-quality specialist support across the Midlands through strong leadership, teamwork and unwavering dedication. Their commitment to empowering individuals and supporting colleagues has created a culture where people feel valued, included and able to achieve positive outcomes in everyday life.”
The Supported Living Team Award- Supported Living in Frimley
Our supported living home in Frimley, Camberley provides a nurturing environment for adults with autism, learning disabilities, hearing impairments, emotional needs, and epilepsy. Our focus is on empowering people supported by teaching essential independent living skills to prepare them for greater independence.
Judges Thoughts:
“Achieve together delivers supported living that is empowering, inclusive and genuinely person-led. Their teams work tirelessly to help individuals develop confidence, independence and meaningful life skills while ensuring every person feels valued, listened to and supported to achieve their own goals and aspirations.”
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